Assessing the Feasibility of the "Heart Care Pairs" Intervention
A Mixed Methods Pilot Feasibility Study of a Primary Care-based Dyadic Cardiovascular Risk Reduction Intervention: "Heart Care Pairs"
Who can join
As published by the study on ClinicalTrials.gov. "Not stated" means the study hasn't said — ask the study team.
- Age
- 18 Years and older
- Sex
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Compensation
- Not stated
Other requirements are listed under Eligibility below. Only the study team can confirm whether you can join.
What to expect
No one can promise a trial will help you personally — that is what the research is trying to find out.
What participation involves
- Procedures mentioned: Phone or video check-ins, Interviews
Only what the study's summary and detailed description on ClinicalTrials.gov say. Time periods may describe the whole study or a part of it — ask the study team what applies to you.
Show the study's own words
- "The researchers will work with participants to address things that get in the way of coming for visits like offering transportation and offering telehealth visits."
- "The researchers will ask these questions in interviews with participants."
- "Hyp 1: Heart Care Pairs will be feasible based on dyads attending \<70% of intervention sessions, completion of follow-up assessments and interviews, and overall patient- and partner-reported satisfaction with the intervention."
- Compensation
- Not stated
- Study-related exams and procedures are typically provided at no cost. This is how many trials work in general — confirm the details for this study with the study team.
- Participants are monitored closely by the research team throughout the study.
- Some participants may receive access to an investigational treatment, which is still being studied.
- Your participation helps researchers learn whether this approach could help future patients.
About this study
In plain language
This study tests how well the Heart Care Pairs program works in real life for primary care patients with high blood pressure and a support partner they choose. The program offers up to six sessions on healthy habits, setting goals together, and talking in ways that support each other. Researchers will ask participants and primary care workers what they think of the program.
The researchers will invite 30 patients in primary care who have high blood pressure to participate in this health program with a supportive partner of their choosing (these will be the "participant pairs"). Participant pairs will be invited to complete the Heart Care Pairs health program that will include up to six sessions each including 1) some education on a health habit like physical activity and heart healthy foods, 2) goal setting together, and 3) talk about healthy communication to support one another with heart healthy habits. The researchers will work with participants to address things that get in the way of coming for visits like offering transportation and offering telehealth visits. The researchers are seeing how this program works in real life so participants will be asked to complete as many sessions as they want to and can attend. The researchers will be interested in what participants think about the sessions, if they were satisfied with the visits, and if they would recommend the program to others in their community. The researchers will ask these questions in interviews with participants. The researchers will also ask up to 25 primary care workers about how they view the program as helpful to their work with patients with high blood pressure and whether they would refer more patients to the program in the future.
Compensation is read from the study's own description and may be missing — always confirm with the study team.
Eligibility
Who can join
- Have high blood pressure, take medicine to lower blood pressure, or both.
- Be willing to invite a support partner to join for the whole study, including sign-up, health checks before and after the program, and up to six program visits.
Who can't join
- Have an untreated serious mental illness or a decline in memory or thinking that limits your ability to understand the study and agree to take part.
Simplified for readability. The official criteria below are what the study team uses.
Official eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Diagnosed with hypertension and/or taking blood pressure lowering medications * willing to invite a supportive partner to participate for the duration of the study including an enrollment and baseline measurement visit, up to 6 intervention visits, and a post-intervention measurement visit. Exclusion Criteria: * untreated serious mental illness or cognitive decline that would limit ability to provide informed consent
Study sites (1)
AL
- Department of Family & Community Medicine; University of Alabama at Birmingham · Birmingham, AL 35205More trials in Birmingham